Using a shopping list is an important spending money
life skill. Create a food shopping list with this printable worksheet lesson.

LESSON LEARNED

Using a Shopping List

BASIC SKILLS
REINFORCED

Basic
Consumer Math

Addition

Multiplication

Budgeting

SUGGESTED

GRADE LEVELS

6 to Adult

Worksheet is customizable for multiple levels.

Suggested Money Lesson Plan
for this Worksheet

Introduce students to the concept of a shopping
list, if they are not already familiar with one. Use a
shopping list of your own to discuss how you use a shopping list.
Why are certain items on the list? Discuss the concept of
creating a budget and how one needs to understand how much items
cost so they understand how much money they will need when
shopping, and how
much they can afford.

Definition:

A shopping list is a list of items to be
purchased.

Questions for discussion:

Why do people create shopping lists?

Why are shopping lists useful? (to remember
what you need when shopping, to get supplies for a particular
recipe, to keep yourself from buying what you don't need, and for keeping within your budget).

What things might they put on their shopping
list?

Basic Math Review:

Items x price per unit = Total spent on item.

Running total = Current item + prior total

Use the following worksheet to practice and
review using a shopping list.

SHOPPING LIST WORKSHEET
Instructions

This is a random shopping list worksheet. You
may choose a standard worksheet or customize the worksheet to your
instructional needs.

The top half of the worksheet is the list of
items and related prices. The bottom half is the shopping
list. It is the students' job to fill in the missing
calculations on the shopping list. This includes price per
unit (same as on the top), total (item number x price per unit)
and running total. Finally, answer the remaining questions.

To create a custom worksheet, you have several
selections. Choose number of questions. Single
question worksheets make for good reviews or introductions.
Two different worksheet formats are available, single line format
with picture (picture is optional) or box format. Remove the
picture or choose box format for older students. Also, you may
customize this worksheet with the names of your students, or use
random names, or mix student names with random names.